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There's a chance of a snowy Easter

The new incoming 'Beast from the East' chill could leave the UK with a snowy Easter, according to The Weather Channel.

Forecasters say there is still some question surrounding the possibility of a white Easter, but a growing number of computer models are indicating a cold, unsettled spell of weather in the run-up to the holiday period.

A chill will start to develop by the end of this week and below-average temperatures are forecast to continue through the Easter weekend, which is from Friday March 30 until Monday April 2.

BBC weather presenter and meteorologist Simon King joked about the further bout of snow fall on social media.

Who likes trilogies? When you get a sudden stratospheric warming event like we saw in Jan, it often means you can get more than one/two/three bouts of colder weather. #BeastFromTheEast to be continued....? pic.twitter.com/nnt9nJmJDf

Those replying to his post said they hoped snow would not be on the way and that they are ready for Spring to come.

And another said: "It's more common to have a white Easter than a white Christmas and with Easter early this year I wouldn't bet against that continuing to be honest."

Conditions will become unsettled with temperatures starting to edge upwards later this week with periods of drier and bright weather coupled with some heavy rain.

But the mercury may fall again during next week as the holiday period approaches.

Snow day fun in Cambridgeshire (Image: Keith Jones)

Weather becoming 'more unsettled'

Forecaster Eleanor Bell, of The Weather Channel, said: “Temperatures are expected to gradually rise this week as high pressure sinks southwards.

“This will bring in milder air from the west. It will be a dry start to the week before it becomes more unsettled.”

There is still uncertainty for the run-up to the Easter weekend but computer data suggests that the area of high pressure lodged to the north of the country will allow colder Arctic air to plunge downwards towards Britain with the possibility of some wintry spells returning.

There is also a risk of rain.

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But frontal systems from the Atlantic will be locked in a battle for supremacy with the cold air.

This will probably bring a spell of unsettled, wet and windy conditions in the south and a risk of more snow at times in the north when moist air from the west collides with the colder blast.

Almost all forecasts agree that temperatures will be mostly below average. There is still some uncertainty in the long-range outlook but many computer models are predicting colder, more unsettled conditions to continue well into April.

A beautiful Cambridgeshire sunrise in the snow

British Summer Time begins at the weekend when the clocks go forward by an hour, but it is highly unlikely that conditions will mirror the change.

The Met Office has also said: "There remains some uncertainty in the forecast for the Easter Weekend, but we are likely to see slow moving weather systems across the UK, with wetter weather more probable in the south, and with drier, colder conditions in the north albiet with a risk of snow at times."